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If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.

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Terry Brooks
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 8
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Sterling
Illinois
Terence Dean Brooks
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I cannot imagine life without books any more than I can imagine life without breathing.
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The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic resolution.
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A cat never discusses his business with humans, not even Princesses. A cat never explains and never apologizes. A cat never alibis. You must accept a cat as it is and for what it is and not expect more than the pleasure of its company.
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What kind of world permitted such terrible injustice, where good men were stripped of everything and soulless creatures of malice and hatred survived to glory in their pointless death?
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I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take you.
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I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.
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We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.
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Might have, could have, may have, should have—the haves and have nots reduced to pointless possibilities.
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It's better to die in pursuit of your dreams than to live a life without hope.
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Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.
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If you do not love what you do, if you are not appropriately grateful for the chance to create something magical each time you sit down at the computer or with a pencil and paper in hand, somewhere along the way your writing will betray you.
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When she cried, he would say, there is nothing wrong with crying. Your feelings tell you who are. They tell what is important. Don't ever be ashamed of them.
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Herein lies the heart and soul of the nations. Their right to be free men, Their desire to live in peace, Their courage to seek out truth, Herein lies the Sword of Shannara.
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I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books anymore.
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A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.
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